Daily vigilance is required at the Bayonne Bridge to protect the quality of life on the North Shore during the noisy construction work under way to raise the span.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is obligated to do everything it can to ease concerns about disruptions caused by the $1.3-billion project. It’s fair and reasonable to expect the PA to live up to its promises to ease the impact of the multi-year renovations.

For some, the noise is difficult to live with. “It’s very, very loud,” said Ines Bratcher, a John Street resident and member of the Elm Park Civic Association.

Work is going on around the clock in the effort to install by next year a new traffic deck at a level of 215 feet above the Kill van Kull. The current roadway, which is 64 feet lower, is to be removed because it doesn’t allow for the passage of the coming generation of super-sized container ships.

Raising the roadbed at the arched Bayonne Bridge while vehicles continue daily crossings is said to be an unprecedented marvel in the history of engineering.

Which is of little consolation, of course, to nearby residents whose lives are being affected, despite substantial efforts by the PA’s experts to ease the situation.

“The Port Authority developed a Construction Health and Safety Plan, in accordance with all required federal and state rules and regulations, to assure the health and safety of construction workers and the general public for the Bayonne Bridge construction,” a spokesman noted.

Independent monitors are on the scene to assess noise, particularly near homes and schools, based on acceptable New York City decibel levels. The work is supposed to be immediately shut down if the levels are exceeded.

To reduce the noise on land, work at night and overnight is primarily done on the bridge span itself, over water. The bridge is closed to traffic from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Nerves are still being frazzled, however. So the Port Authority has begun offering to pay some residents near the bridge up to $10,000 if they are found to need to install noise-reduction windows.

Another option being presented in some cases involves vouchers for brief hotel stays if the noise becomes too severe during the waterfront construction.

Even so, more is required of the PA. “I have been disappointed at the continued lack of transparency and communication on the Port Authority’s part,” said North Shore City Councilwoman Debi Rose.

To address community concerns, she is planning to hold a town-hall meeting with the Port Authority.

Dust created by the work on the bridge has also been a point of contention in Elm Park and other neighborhoods.

The PA has promised to open a community-based office to deal with local questions and complaints.

Meanwhile, the Port Authority is encouraging homeowners and others to report Bayonne Bridge-related complaints to its live 24/7 hotline: 855-265-5482.

Not until 2017 is all of the work due to be completed on a what is a vital project required to facilitate modern commerce in the busiest port on the East Coast.

That’s all well and good, but the quality-of-life interests of North Shore residents must not be left by the wayside in the process.